Fable III got a new showing at the Game Developers Conference this year, and with it, a new set of screenshots were released by Microsoft and developers Lionhead to reveal one of the sections from the game – what looks to be an abandoned mine haunted by ghostly soldiers. Isn’t that always the way?

Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux, as usual, spilled a few more beans about the project, including the reveal that non other than British comedian and actor John Cleese will play the role of your in-game butler, in addition to the news that, in some form or another, Fable III will include support for the social messaging system, Twitter, as Molyneux says:

“I Twitter now and, you know, I’ve got followers on Twitter. That’s an interesting mechanic, and we integrate that into the Fable experience.”

Molyneux did stop short at saying exactly how Twitter will be integrated, though.

Additionally, Molyneux dropped the tasty morsel that Fable III will need to sell five million copies in order to improve upon Fable I and II’s market performance, which sold three million and three and a half million units respectively.

This isn’t a financial goal set by Microsoft (although I’m sure the publisher would enjoy that very much), but rather an ambition set by Molyneux himself, as he’s determined to create a game that’s more accessible and more successful that any game he’s worked on before, as well as demonstrate the fact that the tweaks and changes he and the team are making to the Fable world are working.

One last piece of news on Fable III is that the game is confirmed to include support for Microsoft’s motion detection technology, Project Natal, which Molyneux describes as “wonderfully additive”:

“Natal is wonderfully additive to this experience. I can’t give you specifics, but it’s been a real joy to put some Natal stuff in there.”

What a tease.

See the rest of the new screenshots for Fable III below:

Fable III is due for release this Holiday. While you wait around with nothing better to do, be sure to have a look through El33tonline’s previous coverage of Fable III for more screenshots, some videos, and more information.